For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
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For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War is a historical study by James M. McPherson that analyzes the personal motivations and ideological convictions that led Union and Confederate soldiers to fight in the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War Context triple: [James M. McPherson, notableWork, For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War]
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A.
Price of Freedom: Americans at War
"Price of Freedom: Americans at War" is a long-term exhibition that explores the experiences, sacrifices, and impacts of Americans in military conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the present.
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B.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
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C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels is Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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E.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era is James M. McPherson’s acclaimed one-volume history of the American Civil War, renowned for its comprehensive narrative and scholarly insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War Target entity description: For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War is a historical study by James M. McPherson that analyzes the personal motivations and ideological convictions that led Union and Confederate soldiers to fight in the American Civil War.
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A.
Price of Freedom: Americans at War
"Price of Freedom: Americans at War" is a long-term exhibition that explores the experiences, sacrifices, and impacts of Americans in military conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the present.
-
B.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
-
C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels is Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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E.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era is James M. McPherson’s acclaimed one-volume history of the American Civil War, renowned for its comprehensive narrative and scholarly insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
why Confederate soldiers fought
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why Union soldiers fought ⓘ |
| author | James M. McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Lincoln Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | best book on the American Civil War ⓘ |
| basedOn |
primary sources
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soldiers' diaries ⓘ soldiers' letters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
role of defense of home and liberty for Confederate soldiers
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role of duty and honor for soldiers ⓘ role of ideology in combat motivation ⓘ role of patriotism in Civil War service ⓘ role of slavery and emancipation for Union soldiers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ideological convictions of Civil War soldiers
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letters and diaries of soldiers ⓘ personal motivations of Civil War soldiers ⓘ |
| genre |
historical study
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military history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
bottom-up view of the Civil War
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social history of warfare ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers of history
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scholars of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Personal narratives
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United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Psychological aspects ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
Civil War soldier psychology
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United States history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparative analysis of Union and Confederate motivations
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systematic use of soldiers' personal writings ⓘ |
| placesEmphasisOn |
continuity of soldiers' motivations over time
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importance of ideology in mass armies ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| setting | Union and Confederate armies ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ military history ⓘ soldier motivation ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Pulitzer Prize–winning historian James M. McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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